Food and Housing Security Among NC State Students

Food and Housing Security Among NC State Students

NC State University / February 1, 2018

In recent decades, several factors have converged to result in a rise in the number of college students who struggle to meet their basic food and housing needs. More students from low-income families and more first-generation students are enrolling than in past decades. This is a welcome trend, particularly for institutions like NC State that are land-grant universities with an historical mission to ensure higher education is available to those who meet admissions standards, regardless of socio-economic status. As young adults from under-resourced families enter college, their financial challenges often continue, without the cushion of family support on which other students can rely.

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